Is Dick Durbin pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Dick Durbin stand on Israel?

Dick Durbin (Democrat, Illinois) is tied for the 69th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +15: 22 cosponsorships and 3 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 sponsored bills, 6 cosponsorships, and 11 votes on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 22 cosponsored bills × 2 = 44 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 47 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 sponsored bills × 3 = 9 points; 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 32 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +15 pro-Israel (47 pro-Israel points minus 32 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $84,084. Total spent: $918,220. Cash on hand: $840,652.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Durbin: $21,010 (2014–2020, 1 PAC, 5 donors, 3 bundled).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Durbin: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $5,000 (24%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $11,150 (53%, 5 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $4,860 (23%, 3 conduit donors).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $168,876, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.